The Young and the Restless (Y&R) Cast Gallery

CBS’s hit daytime show,The Young and the Restless, is TV’s longest-running soap opera. Taking place in Genoa City, Wisconsin, Y&R centers on the Abbotts and Newmans, who regularly feud with one another. The two well-known families compete for status in an oh-so-corrupt world that is dominated by high-class, big money and successful business. Prior to making nice with the Abbotts, the Chancellors were also an enemy of the Abbotts. Y&R was created by the late William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell in 1973. To date, the program has filmed over 10,800 episodes, nabbing 56 overall Daytime Emmy Awards along the way. Pictured from left to right, Hunter King, Camryn Grimes, Sharon Case, Alyvia Alyn Lind, Joshua Morrow and Sharon Case. Morrow and Case -- who's characters have since divorced -- have graced the program for over two decades. Several of the Y&R main actors are heavily featured in upcoming photos. Click right to meet the characters and the actors who play them. (CBS)